Personal Benefits

Here you’ll find benefits that support your time away from work to rest and relax, or to take care of yourself or an ill family member, or to enjoy time with a new child. Also included here are resources to help you balance life’s priorities and needs.

Time away works differently at Netflix. We don’t have a prescribed 9-to-5 workday, so it makes sense that we don’t have prescribed time off policies, either.

When something’s being delivered or repaired, do what you need to do. When you’re sick, take the time to get better. The same goes if a child or partner is sick. Take care of them so your mind is clear and focused when you’re back at work. Just let others know where you are (we worry) and how you’re balancing work.

When it’s time to celebrate a holiday or take a vacation with your family, go be with them or hide from them (we don’t judge). We don’t set a holiday and vacation schedule, so you can observe what’s important to you—including when your mind and body need a break.

Salaried employees have unlimited time off. If you’re hourly, Netflix offers annual flexible time off (FTO). You’ll accrue 35 days per year (8.75 days per quarter), and you can use these accrued days for sick days, vacations, and other days when you need time away. Accrued, unused FTO can rollover from year to year up to a maximum of 53 days.

Time Off: Parental Leave

We recognize that one of the most special events in an individual’s life is the birth or adoption of a child. We offer generous paid time off to allow our employees to be present during this joyous time.

All salaried Netflix employees are provided paid time off to care and bond with their new child. Netflix will ensure your pay equals 100% of your current salary as if your work was uninterrupted. For hourly employees, 16 weeks of paid time off is provided.

Next Steps for Expecting Parents

We’re here to support you during this exciting time! Employees thinking about taking parental leave are encouraged to talk with their manager and HR Business Partner to discuss their plans for leave and transitioning back to work. Contact Employee Services to be added to the next Parental Leave Information Session.

Cigna also provides its members a cash incentive to participate in the Cigna Healthy Pregnancy, Healthy Babies program. Expecting mothers can receive a $150 Visa Debit Card by enrolling by the end of their first trimester or a $75 Visa Debit Card by enrolling by the end of their second trimester. Please contact Cigna or Employee Services to find out more!

Life is busy, and sometimes we could use extra help. To lighten your load, Netflix pays the membership fees for your access to Care.com, providing referral and assisted search services in finding child, pet and adult care services, as well as home care such as housekeeping.

Through Care.com's relationship with HomePay, your caregiver payroll obligations are covered. HomePay provides payroll and tax management support for your household employee's wages and taxes. Household employees can include nannies, housekeepers or any other individual that can be considered an employee. Note, there are some fees you'll need to pay in order to utilize this service.

Self Service Search: Find care providers for an elderly adult, child, pet, tutoring or home services. You can start your search hereor by calling 855.781.1303.

Assisted Search: Work with Care.com advisors to get help finding a caregiver that fits your needs. You will receive personalized assistance such as pre-screening candidates, creating a caregiver wish list, etc. Kind of like a nanny service or concierge! Call them at 855.781.1303 and select prompt 4.

Senior Care Planning: Work with Care.com Senior Care advisors to help plan for adult & senior care needs or get help with a crisis. You will receive 1 on 1 assistance from a Masters Level Social worker to create a personalized action plan for your loved one. Call 855.781.1303 and select prompt 3.

Backup Care:

Employees log into Care@Work via app or desktop link

Care.com's network development team coordinates caregivers and centers through a rigorous vetting process. This includes many background and licensing checks/confirmations, onsite visits and more

How do I safely hire a caregiver?

Care.com provides a base level of checking, which you can read further about here. For additional peace of mind, you can order third party checks through the Care.com site. For those of you hiring a nanny, here is a helpful guide walking you through the hiring process. Care.com's HomePay team is available to help you manage the tax obligations and payments if you utilize in-home caregivers or other household employees.

Who pays for what?

Netflix pays the monthly membership for access to the Care.com website as well as access to the Expert Assistance and Senior Care programs. You pay for all other services that have a cost associated with them such as:

Background checks: Options at $59.99, $79.00, or $300.00 which provide three levels of detail regarding a candidate’s background.

Hire and pay through Care.com’s scheduling system (fees associated with payment through Care.com). Please note, paying the caregiver directly with cash or check can avoid ancillary Care.com fees.

Home Pay: Payroll and tax management assistance program for your household employees.

Is there a limit to the number of times I can use Care.com?

You can use the service as much as you like, we don’t limit this.

What if I have a current Care.com account outside of Netflix?

You can merge these accounts together. With the Netflix account, you are able to access premium services such as Assisted Care Search with Care Advisors.